Role: Creative Project Manager
Work Type: 6 month initial rolling contract (INSIDE ir35)
Location: Central London (2 days in the offices) hybrid
You will bring creativity, corporate communications and digital competencies to the design and production process, while always ensuring the design is in line with the company’s brand principles. With the digitisation of reports becoming increasingly important – and some reports taking a digital-first approach – you will also advise on digital implementation and social media amplification. Throughout the process you will liaise with multiple internal stakeholders at all levels of the company, meaning strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills are essential.
Following delivery of the reports, you will measure the project’s effectiveness and identify best practices and improvements for implementation during the next cycle. You will also be expected to support the wider team on other creative projects, such as project managing communications and marketing collateral, effective presentations and brand assets.
Your principal responsibilities will be:
End to end project management of creating the design (print and digital) for the integrated reports.
Co-managing photographic elements of the report.
Developing production plans per report, including detailing project budgets, milestones, tasks and task owners.
Briefing the production teams and external suppliers, ensuring they are clear on all key elements of the brief.
Review and quality control at all stages of the design and production process, ensuring outputs meet the requirements of the brief, comply with brand guidelines and standards, and meet the set budget and timeline.
Liaise with internal stakeholders throughout the project life cycle to ensure awareness of progress, seek approvals etc.
Manage issues and risks within the projects in a proactive manner, implementing plans of action to keep projects on track.
Manage print production and distribution worldwide.
Budget management, supplier invoice approvals and recording processes through relevant systems.
Measure the project’s effectiveness through statistics analysis (e.g., PDF downloads) and make recommendations for future improvements.
External benchmarking.
Essentials:
Minimal 8 years of experience working as a project manager, ideally on annual reports in a communications, marketing or finance environment within a large organisation or fast-paced agency.
Solid experience and knowledge of working with Workiva software.
Highly organised with excellent planning skills.
Experience managing budgets and suppliers.
Proven experience working on the end-to-end production process, from design to print to distribution.
Strong PC skills and good working knowledge of all appropriate MSOffice packages including proficiency in Word.
Digital competences including in content management systems and online reporting.
Fluency in English (written and spoken).
Ability to work in virtual and multicultural teams.
Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience working with brand and visual identity guidelines.
Keen eye for detail.
Ability to remain calm under pressure, manage a high workload and juggle multiple tasks and deadlines, especially during peak periods of the production cycle.
A positive attitude and a willingness to support others in a large and busy team.
Knowledge and experience in other creative disciplines is also desirable: art direction, print, effective presentations, film, photography, digital and social content.